Rule 13e-1 was added to the Exchange Act to make it unlawful for an issuer who has received notice that it is the subject of a tender offer made under Section 14(d)(1) of the Act which has commenced under Rule 14d-2 to purchase any equity securities during the tender offer unless it first files a statement with the Commission containing the required information.
The rule amendments will modernize filing fee disclosure and payment methods. The amendments will revise most fee-bearing forms, schedules, statements, and related rules to require each filing fee table and accompanying disclosure to include all required information for fee calculation in a structured format using Inline XBRL. The amendments also will add options for fee payment via ACH and debit and credit cards and eliminate options for fee payment via paper checks and money orders. Finally, the amendments also will make other fee-related revisions. The Commission anticipates that the amendments will, in the aggregate, increase the burdens and costs on affected entities due to changes in fee calculation disclosure requirements and the new requirement to structure fee-related information. For purposes of the PRA, the Commission estimates that, for Rule 13e-1, the amendments will result in an increase of three burden hours and an increase in the cost burden of $4,000 for the services of outside professionals. The changes in burden also reflect the Commissionâs revision and update of burden estimates for all information collections under Form Rule 13e-1âs OMB control number 3235-0305 (whether or not associated with rulemaking changes), and the Commission requested public comment on all those information collection burden estimates for this OMB control number. All of the changes in burden stem from the rulemaking rather than an update of burden estimates not associated with the rulemaking.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.